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Chai Wan Road
Chai Wan Road () located in Hong Kong, is one of the major roads in Chai Wan on Hong Kong Island. It runs from Shau Kei Wan to Chai Wan through Chai Wan Gap; with one of the steepest inclines in Hong Kong on either side, with signs posted 1 in 10 gradient. It is therefore popularly referred to as ''Cheung Meng Che'' (長命斜), or long-lived incline. The road was the only way towards Chai Wan before the opening of the Island Eastern Corridor and MTR Island line. Currently, it is still the only pedestrian route connecting to Chai Wan. Route From West to East: Chai Wan Road starts from the connection with Shau Kei Wan Road and the off-ramp from the Island Eastern Corridor and then goes uphill through Chai Wan Gap. After junctioning with Tai Tam Road, it goes downhill into central Chai Wan, and intersects the Island Eastern Corridor's eastern terminus and Wan Tsui Road at a roundabout, before turning north-east and turning sharply to the east at the junction with Wing Tai R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School
Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School (SGSS, ) is a co-educational grammar school operated by the Government of Hong Kong in Hong Kong. Located in Shau Kei Wan, the school was founded in 1961 and its medium of instruction is English. History It was established in 1961. It temporarily shared the building of Clementi Middle School in Fortress Hill. The current school campus on Chai Wan Road opened in the autumn of 1964. The school building was designed by the Architectural Office of the former Public Works Department, and cost HK$2,707,200. During the 2019–20 protests, students of three neighbouring schools in Shau Kei Wan – namely SGSS, Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School, and Salesian English School – organised a joint protest in support of a citywide strike in November 2019. They walked silently to school with protest banners, before chanting protest slogans such as " five demands, not one less!" () and "Hong Kongers, revenge!" (), the latter a reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheng Kung Hui Chai Wan St
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Yue Wan Estate
Yue Wan Estate () is a public housing estate in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, near Chai Wan Park, Tsui Wan Estate and Tsui Lok Estate. Built on the reclaimed land in Chai Wan, the estate consists of 4 residential blocks, which were developed in 2 phases and built in 1977 and 1978 respectively. Background Yue Wan Estate was constructed in two phases, the first phase is Yue Fung House, Yue On House and Yue Tai House completed in 1977, and the second phase is Yue Shun House completed in 1978. There were originally two primary school buildings in Yue Wan Estate that were leased by the Housing Authority to the school sponsoring organization, but one of the primary schools (TWGHs & LKWFSL Mrs. Fung Yiu Hing Memorial Primary School) had been demolished and rebuilt into Yue Chun House, which has 826 units. It was completed in the second quarter of 2020 and was occupied on 17 September of the same year. Houses Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Yue Wan Estate had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lok Hin Terrace
Lok Hin Terrace () is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong near Walton Estate and Yue Wan Estate. Formerly the site of Block 1 to 8 of old Chai Wan Estate, it was jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Genius Project Development Company Limited and has a total of five residential blocks built in 1995. Houses Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Lok Hin Terrace had a population of 4,588. The median age was 48.9 and the majority of residents (94.6 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$35,530. Politics Lok Hin Terrace is located in Yue Wan constituency of the Eastern District Council. It was formerly represented by Chui Chi-kin, who was elected in the 2019 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chai Wan Municipal Services Building
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Wan Tsui Estate
Wan Tsui Estate () is a public housing estate in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong located at a part of former Chai Wan Estate and opposite to MTR Chai Wan station. It now has eleven residential buildings completed between 1979 and 2001. Yan Tsui Court () and Yuet Chui Court () are Home Ownership Scheme courts in Chai Wan, next to Wan Tsui Estate. They have two residential blocks (built in 1983) and one residential block (built in 1999) respectively. Houses Wan Tsui Estate Yan Tsui Court Yuet Chui Court Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Wan Tsui Estate had a population of 10,109. The median age was 45.6 and the majority of residents (97.4 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.8 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$22,490. Politics Wan Tsui Estate, Yan Tsui Court and Yuet Chui Court are located in Wan Tsui constituency of the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chai Wan Station
Chai Wan () is the eastern terminus of the MTR on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the only station on the Island line that is elevated. The station is located at the junction of Chai Wan Road and Island Eastern Corridor, and it serves Siu Sai Wan and Chai Wan, a primarily residential and industrial town, and the bus terminus nearby has bus and minibus routes to Siu Sai Wan and Stanley, as well as the nearby residential developments. It was also the southernmost railway station in Hong Kong, prior to the opening of Lei Tung station on the on 28 December 2016. There were no platform screen doors when this station was opened, but the MTR Corporation has retrofitted automatic platform gates on both platforms in 2011. History The station was built on part of Chai Wan Park and the site of a pre-existing minibus terminus. Construction commenced in July 1982 and was carried out by the British contractor George Wimpey. The foundation is formed by hand-dug caissons, while the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jade Gardens
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Youth Square
Youth Square (), formerly known as Hong Kong Centre for Youth Development () is a youth activities complex in Hong Kong. It is located at 238 Chai Wan Road, Chai Wan on Hong Kong Island. It is owned by Home Affairs Bureau of Hong Kong Government. The construction of Youth Square commenced in June 2001 and was completed in November 2008. The building is managed and operated by New World Facilities Management Company Limited since 2010. Events Youth Square has been conducting a range of activities for the youth under the theme of "Music & Dance”, “Arts & Culture” and “Community Engagement”. File:Youth Square ViuTV Event.jpg, Glocal Fellowship Celebrity Salon (April 2016). File:Garden of the Artisans Festival.jpg, Garden of the Artisans Festival (January 2017). File:Picture of Book Crossing Festival 201701.jpg, Book Crossing 2017 (July 2017). File:Picture of Book Crossing Festival 201702.jpg, Book Crossing 2017 (July 2017). Y Loft File:Y Loft Youth Square Cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Uk Folk Museum
Law Uk is a former Hakka village house in Chai Wan, Hong Kong. Named after the surname of the family who lived in the house, it was built in the mid-18th century during the Qing Dynasty, about 90 years before the British took possession of Hong Kong Island. It was rediscovered in the 1970s and is a declared monument of Hong Kong. After being restored, the house was turned into the Law Uk Folk Museum, which serves as a branch of the Hong Kong Museum of History. It is the only example of Hakka architecture left in the area. History It is not definitively known when Law Uk was completed, but it is estimated that the house was constructed in the mid 18th-century. This was about the time when the Law family moved to Hong Kong from Bao'an County in Guangdong province. The approximate date of construction is backed up by official documents from the Qing Dynasty that dated from 1767 and 1796. The existence of these documents—which were in the Law family's possession—came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hing Wah Estate
Hing Wah Estate () is a public housing estate in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, near MTR Chai Wan station. The estate comprises 10 residential buildings. The 7 "Old Slab Old Slab () is a design of residential block of Hong Kong public housing estate. The building of this type consists of one or more elongated rectangular blocks, joining end by end. Gallery File:HK Kennedy Town Sai Wan Estate birdeyes 2.JPG, Sai ..." blocks belong to Hing Wah (II) Estate () completed in 1976, while the 3 "Harmony 1" buildings belong to Hing Wah (I) Estate () completed in 1999 and 2000. Background Hing Wah (I) Estate was a resettlement estate which had 3 resettlement blocks completed in 1971. 7 more "Old Slab" blocks were completed in 1976, which formed Hing Wah (II) Estate. The 3 resettlement blocks in Hing Wah (I) Estate were demolished in 1995, replaced by two rental blocks in 1999 and one HOS block in 2000 respectively. However, the government decided to change an HOS block fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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